ITRealms:
The Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria
Computer Society (NCS) has honoured the former national president of NCS, Dr Chris
Nwannenna, and two others at the 2014 Golden Names for their laudable
achievement in the industry, ITRealms
reports.
This is coming as three students emerged
winners in the 2014 edition of Don Etiebet Innovative prize award organised by
the group.
Dr Chris Nwannenna, while reacting to the
award given to him called on all professionals to work round the clock to
ensure that the challenge of connectivity is a thing of the past said without
connectivity, the country’s achievements in the telecoms industry will be
invisible.
Dr Nwannenna who commended NCS Lagos
chapter for the award said he was overwhelmed by the award adding that all
hands must be on deck to ensure that connectivity in the country is seamless,
fast and hassle free.
Other individuals who were honoured as
Golden Names include Dr. Abimbola Salako and Prof Adetokumbo Sofoluwe, who was
given a post humous award.
The three students whose final year
projects won the Don Etiebet innovative prize are Mr Joel Chibuzor (Bells University),
Ms Razaq Omolara (Lagos state polytechnic), and Mr Oyewale Aduragbemi who came
first, second and third respectively.
In his own reaction, Dr Salako called
skilled and non skilled professionals to equip themselves with online courses
to boost their capacity and also increase the sector’s input in the nation’s
GDP.
“We have a big challenge in our hands.
We have to contribute more than eight per cent to the nation’s GDP. America is adding 25 per cent plus. We should
imbibe the tool of e learning. Educational tools are online. It is our
responsibility as professionals to propagate this. It puts us at par with
contemporaries. Poverty, poor infrastructure and others are not an excuse. We
have to do more in our industry”, he said.
Nigeria computer professionals have been
enjoined to work assiduously to ensure that the challenge of connectivity
plaguing the nation is tackled, ITRealms
reports.
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